Lesley Bates

1999 /

Crime

Lesley has developed a practice prosecuting and defending serious sexual offences, however she is also frequently instructed to prosecute and defend serious organised crime, fraud, and money laundering.

Notable Cases

R. v. Jordon [2019]

The 41 year old complainant , who was a regular “binge drinker”, had a blood alcohol concentration level of 357 mg/100mls blood 90 mins after being dumped on the pavement near her home address by Joe Jordan. She was incoherent, unable to sit unaided and incontinent.
She had no lower clothing or underwear on. 24 year old Jordan, known to her and her family, had seen her drunk on the road 40 minutes earlier and offered her a lift home. Instead he took her to a nearby road and had sex with her in the front seat of the Ford Mondeo he was driving.
He argued she was no more drunk 'than usual', instigated all sexual activity and had the freedom and capacity to consent

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R v Pellett, Baker and others (2018)

Led junior: importation of cocaine, heroin and firearms by UK Border Force official and others. Joint NCA and French police investigation resulting in arrests in France and extradition following execution of European Arrest Warrants.

R. v. England (2018)

Junior alone: Defending prolific sex offender with numerous convictions between 1967 – 1997. Had over 50 offences TIC over the course of his offending. Recently reported allegations of offences between 1972 – 1976 stayed as an abuse of process arising from the Crown’s inability to exclude the possibility the allegations had already been taken into consideration (TIC).

R. v. Webster (2018)

Led junior: First death in UK arising from acid attack in High Wycombe

R. v. Gillings (2018)

Junior alone: rape of a woman targeted, befriended and abducted. Defendant had previous conviction for rape and sexual offences in similar circumstances. He had previously been accused, tried and acquitted of allegations of stranger rape said to have been committed in similar circumstances leading to application to adduce acquittals.

R. v. Khan and Green (2016)

Led junior: Conspiracy to steal iPhones by moped enabled snatches. Involved 58 offences committed over indictment period and considerable cell site evidence.

R. v. Enstone and Puryer [2015]

Junior alone: Two young men who caused the death of one pedestrian and the serious injury of a second by dangerous driving. Defendants had been racing at speeds of up to 93 mph through Reading. [link to press reports]

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